Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
One Billion Shoppers
Buy on Amazon1998
North Korea: The Paranoid Peninsula - A Modern History
Buy on Amazon2005
Through the Looking Glass
Buy on Amazon2009
Oil on Water: Tankers, Pirates and the Rise of China (With: Sam Chambers)
Buy on Amazon2010
Fat China: How Expanding Waistlines Are Changing a Nation (With: Matthew Crabbe)
Buy on Amazon2010
The Old Shanghai A–Z
Buy on Amazon2010
Midnight in Peking
Buy on Amazon2012
Badlands: Decadent Playground of Old Peking
Buy on Amazon2012
The Badlands: More Stories from Midnight in Peking
Buy on Amazon2012
Betrayal in Paris
Buy on Amazon2014
Our Supreme Leader: The Making of Kim Jong-un
Buy on Amazon2016
Man’s Fate – Andre Malraux’s Shanghai of the Absurd
Buy on Amazon2016
Gypsies of Shanghai
Buy on Amazon2016
"Peking is Like Paris"
Buy on Amazon2016
My Kind of Crime: Reviews for The Life Sentence
Buy on Amazon2016
Censoring Lady Chatterley in Shanghai
Buy on Amazon2017
Destination Shanghai
Buy on Amazon2018
City of Devils: The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai
Buy on Amazon2018
Bloody Saturday
Buy on Amazon2018
Murders of Old China
Buy on Amazon2019
Strangers on the Praia: A Tale of Refugees and Resistance in Wartime Macao
Buy on Amazon2021
Destination Peking
Buy on Amazon2022
Her Lotus Year
Buy on Amazon2024
Ding
Buy on Amazon2013
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. One Billion Shoppers (1998), 2. North Korea: The Paranoid Peninsula - A Modern History (2005), 3. Through the Looking Glass (2009), 4. Oil on Water: Tankers, Pirates and the Rise of China (With: Sam Chambers) (2010), 5. Fat China: How Expanding Waistlines Are Changing a Nation (With: Matthew Crabbe) (2010), and 19 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Paul French contains 24 books. The series began in 1998 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Paul French. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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